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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - AN OVERVIEW, SOME MAJOR ISSUES AND PROBLEMS

NCJ Number
37053
Author(s)
DO MOELLER
Date Published
1975
Length
17 pages
Annotation
BRIEF REVIEW OF SEVERAL CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
AMONG THE ISSUES DISCUSSED ARE POLICE, PROSECUTORY, AND JUDICIAL DISCRETION; TEAM POLICING; COURT DELAY; CORRECTIONAL REFORM; VOLUNTEERS IN CORRECTIONS; AND THE GROWTH OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. ALSO EXAMINED ARE PUBLIC DEMANDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY OF CORRECTIONS, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF A CORRECTIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM.